What We Stand For

We support the human and civil rights of immigrants, Muslim Americans and other groups who face marginalization and discrimination. We believe in building bridges and solidarity between people, not walls, registries and travel bans. We believe families belong together, children separated from their parents must be reunited immediately, and migrants and asylum seekers deserve safety and freedom from violence and modern-day prison camps. We believe Little Tokyo is the heart of the Southern California Japanese American community. Its 135-year history, culture, values, legacy businesses, and community institutions must be protected for future generations.     

What We Do

• Organize Little Tokyo vigils and rallies and contingents for the Women’s Day and immigrant rights marches

• Support Muslim Americans through Vigilant Love Iftars (Break the Fast dinners), speaking out against profiling Muslim Americans as terrorists and opposing the anti-Muslim travel ban

• Publish joint statements with Nikkei Resisters Bay Area/San Jose such as our statement condemning child and family detention

• Co-founded the #NeverAgainIsNow Nationwide Call to Action to mobilize the Japanese American community to oppose Trump’s Zero Tolerance policies and help immigrants and refugees suffering in detention centers and facing family separation and deportation.

• Raise awareness and collect petition signatures for community control of Little Tokyo’s First Street North site

• Support annual API Student Activist Training (SAT) 

• Conduct ongoing NP member education on topics such as, Immigration, LGBTQ, Silence, and Keiro.